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Bare with me, for I'm venting a bit...
I've been unemployed now for about 3.5 months. If you count my previous job, it was much longer, since I never really worked or had many hours there as is. Heck, I haven't had a good-hour wise job in several years, sans a brief stint at a restaurant...
But, I've been stuck in a major financial woe for a long time now. Unemployment isn't helping either (supplementing a little yes, but it's still juggling the numbers every day). Roughly I'd say I'm in about $40-$45,000 worth of debt right now...man I owe like everyone money...sheesh. I'd owe God money at the rate I'm going.
I am glad though that my parents help me out when I can...but it drives me up the god damn f'ing wall every time I have to ask them for $$$$. Especially because my mom will give it to me and my dad doesn't...and he's pissed when mom does. 2 extreme opinions you might say. That and it's also a lot too..none of "can I borrow $20?". I know they're about at the end of their rope in supporting me and the like...$hit hit the fan a couple of weeks ago, which I thought was hilarious...but they don't seem to get the fact that this economy flat out SUCKS...hell, I can't even land a regular "low-paying" job that's how bad it is, because I'm literally competing with thousands of others out there (case in point: applied for a new store opening soon...out of ~160 positions that were being looked to fill, they got over 3,500 applicants. That is like about a 5% chance of getting hired there. Talk about near-impossible odds). I could apply for about 50 jobs and not get called back once. Believe me, I've been on both sides of the spectrum...it's a bitch.
On the flipside, I might actually have a job soon, hence also partially why I'm holding off a bit applying elsewhere (sans for any good qualifying positions that come along...which, well is few and far between as is). I have been hired by an insurance company. The kicker is to train and all that, I have to obtain my licenses by passing the state tests...I've got one finally, and the other should come this Friday as I should finally pass that test too...but it's taken like 6 god damn weeks to pass these freaking tests.
Then, there's still probably a good few weeks of post training/learning the products/guidelines, etc., before I could actually go out, sell, and make a paycheck. So I'm still stuck there. If the money is what's claimed however, then all my problems will be solved and I can actually have a life for once...I do worry in the back of my mind that it won't be...but I'm really trying hard not to. That's about the only thing keeping me going right now. Well that and occassional mass quantities of alcohol.
So my life has been really at a stagnation. I can't go out too much...can't drink for that costs money. Driving costs money. Can't buy anything. Parents bitch at me for sitting at home all day and don't think I'm applying for jobs (when I am...faxes, email and the Internet come in quite handy when you can't drive too much). Sleep in. Listen to music. Watch the bills pile up. Laugh because I can't pay them. Blahhh
Moral of the story...
a) Don't get unemployed.
b) Don't give up or quit your job in this day and age unless you have a guaranteed replacement.
c) Drink mass quantities of alcohol and you'll feel good.
Ok time for sleep. Out.
I've been unemployed now for about 3.5 months. If you count my previous job, it was much longer, since I never really worked or had many hours there as is. Heck, I haven't had a good-hour wise job in several years, sans a brief stint at a restaurant...
But, I've been stuck in a major financial woe for a long time now. Unemployment isn't helping either (supplementing a little yes, but it's still juggling the numbers every day). Roughly I'd say I'm in about $40-$45,000 worth of debt right now...man I owe like everyone money...sheesh. I'd owe God money at the rate I'm going.
I am glad though that my parents help me out when I can...but it drives me up the god damn f'ing wall every time I have to ask them for $$$$. Especially because my mom will give it to me and my dad doesn't...and he's pissed when mom does. 2 extreme opinions you might say. That and it's also a lot too..none of "can I borrow $20?". I know they're about at the end of their rope in supporting me and the like...$hit hit the fan a couple of weeks ago, which I thought was hilarious...but they don't seem to get the fact that this economy flat out SUCKS...hell, I can't even land a regular "low-paying" job that's how bad it is, because I'm literally competing with thousands of others out there (case in point: applied for a new store opening soon...out of ~160 positions that were being looked to fill, they got over 3,500 applicants. That is like about a 5% chance of getting hired there. Talk about near-impossible odds). I could apply for about 50 jobs and not get called back once. Believe me, I've been on both sides of the spectrum...it's a bitch.
On the flipside, I might actually have a job soon, hence also partially why I'm holding off a bit applying elsewhere (sans for any good qualifying positions that come along...which, well is few and far between as is). I have been hired by an insurance company. The kicker is to train and all that, I have to obtain my licenses by passing the state tests...I've got one finally, and the other should come this Friday as I should finally pass that test too...but it's taken like 6 god damn weeks to pass these freaking tests.
Then, there's still probably a good few weeks of post training/learning the products/guidelines, etc., before I could actually go out, sell, and make a paycheck. So I'm still stuck there. If the money is what's claimed however, then all my problems will be solved and I can actually have a life for once...I do worry in the back of my mind that it won't be...but I'm really trying hard not to. That's about the only thing keeping me going right now. Well that and occassional mass quantities of alcohol.
So my life has been really at a stagnation. I can't go out too much...can't drink for that costs money. Driving costs money. Can't buy anything. Parents bitch at me for sitting at home all day and don't think I'm applying for jobs (when I am...faxes, email and the Internet come in quite handy when you can't drive too much). Sleep in. Listen to music. Watch the bills pile up. Laugh because I can't pay them. Blahhh
Moral of the story...
a) Don't get unemployed.
b) Don't give up or quit your job in this day and age unless you have a guaranteed replacement.
c) Drink mass quantities of alcohol and you'll feel good.
Ok time for sleep. Out.
Helped open 3 different restaurants...left #1 for #2 because of crappy hours and pay, got canned from #2 (I'll admit it, I messed up there, but in hindsight it might have actually been a good thing), and #3 ended up being the same deal..I wasn't going to really go anywhere there and ended up at the end with 1 lunch shift a week..hell I make 10X in unemployment to what I was making there..
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Slumps are just that - slumps, they aren't going to last forever, 'specially if effort is being made. 
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